§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what steps have been taken by the various education authorities in the Highlands and Grampian Regions to ascertain the wishes of parents in regard to the teaching of Gaelic; what result was obtained; and what action will follow;
(2) what new initiatives he intends to take to improve the availability of Gaelic tuition in Scotland as a whole and the Highland region in particular; what evidence he has received of the wish of parents, particularly in the Highland region, to have their children taught the language; what number of teachers are employed to teach Gaelic, and in which areas of Scotland; and what number of
Teachers Children Regional and Island Authorities Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Central … … … … 1 — 23 — Grampian … … … … 2 2 2 5 Highland … … … … 85 20 2,342 840 Lothian … … … … — 1 — 3 Strathclyde: Argyll and Bute … … … … 17 7 473 456 Dumbarton … … … … 2 — 19 — Glasgow (City) … … … … — 23 — 397 Tayside … … … … 3 1 68 42 Western Isles … … … … 154 31 3,471 1,644 ALL SCOTLAND … … … … 264 85 6,398 3,387 The numbers of teachers giving tuition in other subjects through the medium of Gaelic and the numbers of children
Teachers Children Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Grampian … … … 2 — 2 — Highland … … … 7 — 93 — Strathclyde: Argyll and Bute … … … 2 — 32 — Western Isles … … … 53 1 787 12 ALL SCOTLAND … … … 64 1 914 12